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Wanderings Through Formosa (1898) – Part 3 – S5-E49
Feb. 11, 2026

Wanderings Through Formosa (1898) – Part 3 – S5-E49

In the final episode, the pace picks up as we follow Austrian traveler Adolf Fischer on his 1898 journey through Japanese-ruled Taiwan. He heads into the dangerous hill country of central Taiwan and later gives us some memorably morose lines about gray, cholera-scarred Penghu. Fischer treks from Ta…

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Wanderings Through Formosa (1898) – Part 2 – S5-E48
Feb. 7, 2026

Wanderings Through Formosa (1898) – Part 2 – S5-E48

In Part 2, we continue in the footsteps of the cultured Austrian traveler Adolf Fischer on his 1898 journey in Japanese-ruled Taiwan. From the commercial enclave of Tōa-tiū-tiâⁿ (Dadaocheng), we cruise downriver to Tamsui (Danshui), meet the famed missionary George Mackay, hear warnings about rebel…

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